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Through the Dirt

by Antler House

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1.
An unknown captain of our ship today He's got a plan to keep us all safe Every human being will be paired off in twos before getting shipped away And what of the things that get left behind Those people no one will remember Claiming there's no room left on board and leave them forever treading water, oh what a slaughter Throw them each a shovel, point them to an open patch of grass Meanwhile hanging safely over furious planets of gas Oh to detach, on an ark set for the skies Enjoying our ride up through outer space just checking out all the real estate Putting prices on the planets when we don’t even know if the air is safe to breathe well the oxygen is such a relief throw me overboard No room for sinners up in space just see the shame upon their face we'll break the clouds and tear the sky we'll leave the holy land behind in our ark set for the sky
2.
On the Rocks 03:36
Finding myself where I used to be quite often the sky would shut off but we'd stay on the rocks just talking like shells in the sand helplessly waiting for something for the waves to take them someplace else to lie and wait the lake chews me up, spits me out, breaks me down like the rocks we all sit on and sometimes it gets sour it sometimes sells itself away ignoring it is such a crime a balloon in the waves (YA DA DA) I try to relieve my stress by doing things called normal and I think to my past, I found values in my troubles wonder was a god, an endless well inside the earth but this lake stayed the same, a medium for our dynamic brains is someone sneaking in the bushes or is that just my past again coming here to get away oh I see some things will never change (YA DA DA) oh I try to get away
3.
In a world where you don’t recognize your own downfall say goodnight, say goodnight giving up on another thing that you haven't tried saying what's the point of it all, please show me the point common sense just doesn’t register when you're down this deep ten scoops at a time, someone throw him a line when you floated up to the ceiling yeah I thought it was cool, my room thought it was too and when I fell through the floor, I fell right THROUGH THE DIRT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE EARTH! I just can't stand the sight of those flashing red lights the neighbors came to gaggle excitement on the lawns, and I just can't watch
4.
We keep you all cooped up inside from your window you watch the world go by and when I'm leaving, I'm always leaving in your eyes you stare me down like it's our final goodbye someday I'll take you out of state where you can run for miles a day We all know it, all feel your need to be free I see your legs twitching while you daydream I want to sprint just as bad and have no walls to stop me a million miles and roads don’t add up to one land and one sea someday I'll take you out of state where you can run for miles a day but if we're soil before we can let's keep our legs and just say we ran but for now, you'll stay inside
5.
New Blood 04:55
Oh how, oh how you built an empire you left, you left us in the dust you wanted new blood better than the old ones remember when you cast your brother aside on that day you swallowed your one pride you wanted new brains tired of the same
6.
(fog) 00:08
7.
The pier left cracked and the fences still standing should we have left it where the sad man drove off and the bright lights that scared us should something have been done now it's all fixed up with a thinker on the bluff let him protect us let him watch over our sand when the doomed girl nearly drowned and the sunken ship was found did someone write that down when I blacked out and we walked to the other bay I'll never forget this blank photo album now it's all fixed up with a thinker on the bluff let him protect us let him watch over our sand let the older more tangled up fingers take back what they think they can work for rip the past right from under our forbidden feet I guess it was just their property
8.
The creatures in the dark try to nibble on my feet but my toes are made of metal, let them crack and break their teeth I'm not scared of you anymore the longest days were the days I was afraid I was afraid everybody's running from their own monster sometimes I say things that I don’t believe I see things no one else can see sometimes I can be such an ass there's little monsters inside of me the squirrels give me a hard time and the badgers flash their teeth they tell all their furry friends to come get me while I sleep but my nervous days are all behind the longest nights were the nights I was afraid I was afraid ...little...monsters
9.
On Your Side 07:33
You don't have to act like anybody else You're from your own time where they dance but dont fight you do what feels right But still you act like everybody's watching your every move and still you act like no one else is on your side But you're dead wrong Cant you see the world is laughing with you You're god damn wrong the people here are on your side You dont have to pretend like this is gonna be fun I jumped the gun got blocked by your shadow while seeking out the sun We get along like pickles in a barrel I know you dont think that our lives are in constant peril I know that you know And it hurts to know No ones listening And i know that its known You don't change you gotta go Just leave the backdoor open I know that you know Yeah its nice to know That your are on my side
10.
Real Things 05:02
The doggy ran away again But we don’t tell the children, we don’t wanna worry them The protector of your crib is just on an extended vacation We don’t wanna bother him We’re living in a world that we can’t describe to others So we tell each other lies All wrapped up inside our own demise We don’t let each other inside And we tell our mother lies The lion escaped from the basement, but we don’t tell the neighbors We don’t wanna bother them I’m at a loss of what to say again, but I don’t let it show I run my tongue through the bone, I run my tongue through the bone We’re living in a world that we can’t describe to others So we tell each other lies Protective of our jar of fireflies We don’t let each other inside, and we tell each other lies No sense in lying all the time No use in talking about dying Shut your mouth just turn on the TV If you don’t wanna hear about real things happening
11.
(factory) 00:05
12.
Underdog 05:57
I don’t need to punch through walls I don’t need to run a marathon I aint got nothing to prove to you The underdogs are clawing at the gate Barking, howling, planning their escape And they’re tired, they’re tired of being abused We’ll show them That we’ve got heart And we’ll be loud When we break out You don’t need to talk me down Little devils are flying out my mouth My friend got lost and beat down by your group of clowns Pretty deep when you get upset Stammering over your alphabet Lets get our decency back, you’re making all of us look like crap We’ll show them that we’ve got heart and we’ll be loud when we break out I want nothing, I want nothing, I want nothing Nothing to do with you

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released May 3, 2014

All songs written and performed by Antler House
Sean Anderson (vocals, acoustic guitar, bass)
John Johnson (electric guitar, banjo, vocals)
John McCabe (drums, vocals)

Produced by Mike Hoffmann
Mixed and recorded by Mike Hoffmann and Sean Anderson
Released via Delaware House Records

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Antler House Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Antler House is a Milwaukee-based band consisting of Sean Anderson (vocals, acoustic guitar, bass), John Johnson (electric guitar, banjo, vocals), and John McCabe (drums, vocals). "Through the Dirt", their debut album, was released on May 3rd, 2014 under Delaware House Records. ... more

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